Fame (album)

Fame
Studio album by Grace Jones
Released July 14, 1978 .[1]
Recorded 1977-1978
Genre Disco, pop
Label Island
Producer Tom Moulton
Grace Jones chronology
Portfolio
1977		 Fame
1978		 Muse
1979
Singles from Fame
  1. "Autumn Leaves"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Do or Die"
    Released: 1978
  3. "Fame"
    Released: 1978
  4. "Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Fame is the second studio album by Grace Jones. It was released in 1978. Just like on her debut album, Portfolio, side A is a continuous Tom Moulton-disco medley, with a total running time of 18:47. As Portfolio opened with "La Vie en rose", side B on "Fame" also opens with a French language cover, Jacques Prévert's "Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)".

The Canadian edition of the original vinyl album included another French language track, "Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'envole", which, in most other territories, was issued as the B-side of the single "Do or Die". In Italy, the song "Anema E Core" was included on the album.

The album was a hit on the American dance scene, rocketing into the top 10 on the dance charts. The "Do or Die"/"Pride"/"Fame" side reached #3 on the U.S. Billboard dance club play chart.

Gold Legion, a record company that specializes in reissuing classic disco albums on CD, re-released it on the format in November 2011, remastered and with no bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Do Or Die" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 6:47
  2. "Pride" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 6:23
  3. "Fame" (Jack Robinson, Gil Slavin) - 5:37
    • Non-stop medley: total time - 18:47

Side B

  1. "Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)" (Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma) - 7:02
  2. "All on a Summers Night" (Jack Robinson, James Bolden) - 4:17
  3. "Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson, James Bolden) - 5:28
  4. "Below the Belt (La Vieille Fille)" (Grace Jones, Pierre Papadiamondis) - 4:43

Release history

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Personnel

Production

Singles

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Sweden 22

References

  1. ^ Steffen Hung. "Grace Jones - Fame". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Grace+Jones&titel=Fame&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
  2. ^ Allmusic review
Grace Jones
Studio albums
Portfolio (1977)  · Fame (1978)  · Muse (1979)  · Warm Leatherette (1980)  · Nightclubbing (1981)  · Living My Life (1982)  · Slave to the Rhythm (1985)  · Inside Story (1986)  · Bulletproof Heart (1989)  · Hurricane (2008)
Compilations
Island Life (1985)  · The Ultimate (1993)  · Island Life 2 (1996)  · Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (1998)  · 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones (2003)  · The Universal Masters Collection (2003)  · The Collection (2004)  · The Grace Jones Story (2006)  · Colour Collection (2006)  · The Ultimate Collection (2006)
Singles
"I Need a Man"  · "Sorry"  · "La Vie en rose"  · "Do or Die"  · "On Your Knees"  · "A Rolling Stone"  · "Love Is the Drug"  · "Private Life"  · "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"  · "Breakdown"  · "Demolition Man"  · "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"  · "Pull Up to the Bumper"  · "Feel Up"  · "Walking in the Rain"  · "Nipple to the Bottle"  · "The Apple Stretching"  · "My Jamaican Guy"  · "Living My Life"  · "Cry Now, Laugh Later"  · "Slave to the Rhythm"  · "Jones the Rhythm"  · "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)"  · "Party Girl"  · "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician"  · "Crush"  · "Love on Top of Love"  · "Amado Mio"  · "7 Day Weekend"  · "Evilmainya"  · "Sexdrive"  · "Love Bites"  · "Hurricane (Cradle to the Grave)"  · "Corporate Cannibal"  · "Williams' Blood"  · "Love You to Life"
Filmography
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